In the event of a DNS outage. How can we access GAW, TS and X?
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In the event of a global DNS outage, accessing websites becomes challenging, but it's possible to visit sites if you know their IP addresses by entering them directly into your browser. However, this method has limitations; websites often use dynamic IP addresses that can change, and accessing a site by IP might not work if it's behind a load balancer or CDN like Cloudflare, which X (formerly Twitter) uses. X's IP addresses have reportedly transitioned from 104.244.40.0/21 to 162.158.0.0/15, but these can be subject to change. Additionally, accessing sites by IP might bypass security checks or lead to certificate issues, making this a temporary workaround rather than a comprehensive solution for internet browsing during DNS outages.
I'm a ham operator, I don't have a hand held radio that works in this current area. So I will have to rely on an old windup local emergency radio. Or smoke signals.. LOL
I purchased a wind up and solar powered radio too. But I doubt they will give out any truthful information kek
Why do hate Pony Express?
Dunno, guess I'll get a break from.it.
Didn't one of the gov agencies buy up a bunch of domains? Can't remember which one. Maybe that could be something that could sidestep an outage.
I used nslookup to find TS IP which resulted in:
However, when I enter these IPs in the address bar I get:
Error 1003
Direct IP access not allowed
What happened?
You've requested an IP address that is part of the Cloudflare network. A valid Host header must be supplied to reach the desired website.
Yeah. That's not going to work. You need to add the addresses to your hosts file, and continue accessing them by their usual name.
https://www.howtogeek.com/27350/beginner-geek-how-to-edit-your-hosts-file/
Thanks. Forgot about the host file. The paragraph written in my post was from Grok. I'm surprised grok claimed you could just put the IP in the address bar
Add a host file entry on your machine and it will work via the domain name, skipping DNS. It may not work forever as the IPs may be subject to change.
Starlink might be an answer?
BINGO!
You probably already have many of the sites you visit cached in Firefox or whatever browser you use To access the DNS cache settings in Firefox, open the browser, type "about:networking#dns" in the address bar, which will take you to the DNS page
May come a time where none of it will be accessible, that is why it is good to be prepared to hoof it out for a bit and use what you had learned when things in your local area are in chaos, until it all comes back online.
DNS caches locally for a while and even longer if it can't check for updates... however, even trying to copy off addresses and setting up matching hosts file entries to ensure you web request can get there its not enough for X or many other sites. They rely on third party sites and urls that you'll be firing up in frames you don't even know about. Or in X's case you've got advertising dns and other analytics that are required that have their own dns. Its a tough thing to get past in some cases.
Pony Express! 🐎
Homing pigeons?
10 days of darkness would be a lot easier if we could still access GAW.
Will greatawakening.xyz work? I forget the other extensions but there are like three of them.
Starlink. https://x.com/cb_doge/status/1861517189523632519?s=61
Bump
Hosts file